Michael Whetstone

Background

About Michael Whetstone

Over 30 years of intensive and progressive experience within the military and civilian communities utilizing a wide variety of technologies while serving in command, strategy, management, Quality Control, training, and operational billets. Fully joint qualified and experienced trainer of Regular, Guard, Reserve, Special Operations and Multinational forces in both Joint and Combined arenas. 1996 Transportation Corps Civilian-of-the-Year. Extensive operational experience including: Germany, Republic of Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan, National Training Center, Joint Multinational Readiness Center and the Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Spent over 6 years as an Enterprise Asset Management Software Consultant (1997-2004) while a Reserve Officer. Wrote and briefed three peer reviewed professional papers; one a best paper nomination, at the Interservice, Industry, Training, Simulations, and Education Conference (IITSEC), in Orlando, FL. Adept at working with allies; NATO, Israel, and Australia. Recently sold manuscript “Madness in Mogadishu; Commanding the 10th Mountain Division’s Quick Reaction Company during Blackhawk Down” to Stackpole Books; release in May 2015.